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Beginner

Lesson 1

5 min

The beginnings of money and the importance of trust

People have been exchanging things in barter systems since the dawn of humankind. This gets too complex as soon as more people and goods are involved.

What's the difference between a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and fiat money?

Cryptocurrencies are digital assets that are a medium of exchange between two parties and allow direct transactions between individuals without the intervention of an intermediary.

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Beginner lessons

Beginner

Lesson 1

5 min

The beginnings of money and the importance of trust

People have been exchanging things in barter systems since the dawn of humankind. This gets too complex as soon as more people and goods are involved.

What's the difference between a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and fiat money?

Cryptocurrencies are digital assets that are a medium of exchange between two parties and allow direct transactions between individuals without the intervention of an intermediary.

How does a blockchain work?

A blockchain is a decentralised, tamper-proof database. In a blockchain, transactions are stored in blocks, with each newly generated block referring to the block before it.

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Intermediate

Lesson 1

6 min

The difference between a cryptocurrency broker and an exchange

A cryptocurrency broker acts as an intermediary in the market to facilitate buying and selling of cryptocurrencies for users. A cryptocurrency exchange offers an online platform for buyers and sellers for trading cryptocurrencies with each other based on current market prices.

How to start trading cryptocurrencies

Successful cryptocurrency traders have made cumulative gains over several years marked by perseverance, careful research, unemotional decisions, realistic approaches and invested time and patience.

What are market orders, limit orders, stop limit orders?

Trading is basically the exchange of assets between a buyer and a seller while a trading order is an agreement to exchange an asset like Bitcoin for another asset at a specific price or price range. Trade order types like market orders, limit orders and stop limit orders are among the three most common order types in cryptocurrency trading.

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